1948 Kogarah state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Kogarah on 17 July 1948. It was triggered by the death of William Currey (Labor). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
30 April 1948 William Currey died. [1]
11 June 1948 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [2]
22 June 1948Day of nomination
17 July 1948Polling day
6 August 1948Return of writ

Results

1948 Kogarah by-election
Saturday 17 July [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Douglas Cross 12,82951.7+9.1
Labor Herbert Oxford12,00748.4-9.1
Total formal votes24,83698.6+0.1
Informal votes3611.4-0.1
Turnout 25,19790.8-4.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.1

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr William Matthew Currey VC (1895-1948)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Kogarah". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (63). 11 June 1948. p. 1391. Retrieved 23 October 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1948 results Kogarah by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 October 2019.